Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Machete |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.839 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.839.001 |
Description |
Machete has a curved metal blade attached to a bone handle. Maker's mark next to the handle is of a fist emerging from a crown, clutching a mallet. The machete was made by Collins & Co. in USA. |
Provenance |
Acquired by International Driller, John Braybrook in Columbia, south America. The machete was used to cut through dense jungle of the Magdalena River Valley on the concession of the Tropical Oil Company, Columbia, South America. |
Dimensions |
W-8 L-66.5 cm |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Technique |
Stamped |
Inscription Location |
On blade next to handle |
Inscription Text |
Legitimus Collins & Co. Made in USA No, 163 |
Inscription Language |
English |
Maker's Mark |
Crown with arm holding a blacksmith tool |
Search Terms |
Colombia International Drillers Knife Souvenir Jungle Oil Drilling Site |
People |
Braybrook, John |